Byzantine openwork pendant , 4th-7th century AD
Gold and emerald
Height: 3cm
11709
Openwork pendant composed of a central four-leafed floral motif inlaid with emeralds, encircled by conjoined figure-of-eight scrolls. The suspension loop is modern, some internal cracks to the emeralds.
Openwork pendant composed of a central four-leafed floral motif inlaid with emeralds, encircled by conjoined figure-of-eight scrolls. The suspension loop is modern, some internal cracks to the emeralds.
Provenance
David Fuller, Essex, UK; acquired 1960s, accompanied by a copy of a valuation from David Peel from 1970Private collection, Essex, UK; by descent from the above
